We made our way to the BBG to enjoy Hanami – Hanami at BBG is a month-long event from April 2 to May 1 that celebrates the Japanese cultural tradition of enjoying each moment of the cherry blossom season. This weekend the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens hold an annual blossom festival – Sakura Matsuri, celebrating the blooming of the cherry […]
The Key West Butterfly Conservatory – One more post I have to do about Key West – a place we visited that we really, really enjoyed! Conveniently located cross the road from the Hotel we stayed at – The Key West Butterfly Conservatory is an excellent Key West attraction. We spent a couple of hours there […]
Around this time of Spring in New York City there is an abundance of flowers. It seems like everything is in bloom. For a few week around the end of April and the first weeks of May, everywhere you look you are likely to see garden beds and trees radiant with spring colours. The colour […]
What a day…just when I was feeling glum, the sun came out and shone, warming the day to a perfect 26˚C (78˚F) The oven was on to bake hot cross buns and our kitchen heated up enough to open all the doors and windows – something we have not done for months! White blossoms are […]
Easter time – egg dyeing time. Yesterday Maya literally begged me to dye Easter eggs as she remembered doing it last year. I had not planned on doing it with them this year, as it is a thing the Easter Bunny (Cam and I) like to do on Easter eve, but who can resist dyeing […]
Here is a sneak peak at the Girls Easter baskets. This year the Easter Bunny is bringing them a cute outfit for their American Girl Dolls, a hand blown glass toadstool to put in the garden, an artisan chocolate Bunny, candy coated sunflower seeds, and some caramel robins eggs. As I have done annually since […]
This week we continued to work on the Garden. As it is our second year working in the garden I now have a little more knowledge of what to expect to see. I have begun to formulate a mental list of annuals and perennials, and am getting a better sense of how to garden in […]
What is that delicious smell? Why it is our Easter cookies baking! We have been enjoying Spring break with some Easter activities. Shopping at the Chelsea Markets, re-working our Fairy Garden, and baking and decorating Easter cookies! Maya had two little friends over- Carys and another Maya, on Wednesday and so between building sheet cubby houses […]
I can feel myself breathing in the beauty and exhaling a deep sigh of contentment and pleasure for the change of season. Our neighbourhood is at it’s prettiest with big old trees blooming over thick green manicured lawns. Bulbs are standing tall and proud, holding their blooming heads up saying “Spring is here!” The warmer […]
We arrived home from our vacation to the Apricot tree at our door in full bloom. Maya hopped out of the taxi and ran down the drive saying “Look at our tree!” it was like the fairies had been, sprinkling petals all over our doorstep. For the next few days while the petals lasted, we […]
This is my last post on Key West, random photos of Key West sites and various things we did and places we visited….flying into Key West, the Southernmost Point, eating Key Lime Pie, riding the Key West Trolley, drinking coconut milk, riding bikes around town, and lovely sunset strolls…
The Southermost Hotel Collection is a beautiful establishment, that was a pleasure to stay in. We were delighted when we arrived as it was better in person than it appeared on-line. We had thought it looked nice on line, and once there, the friendly staff, the ocean breeze and the relaxed atmosphere brought a quality […]
If in your life you dreamed of living by the ocean in a little wooden beach shack, then Key West is where you can make that dream come true. The original area or ‘Old Town’ as it is known as, is adorable house, after adorable house. The streets are lined with wooden homes, each […]
Key West is a subtropical environment abundant with the flora and fauna unique to areas slightly above or below the tropic of Capricorn and the tropic of Cancer. Having grown up in a subtropical environment, I felt right at home amongst the frangipani, hibiscus and profuse boganvillia. Interestingly though, non of the flowers or trees on […]
When I started talking to Cam about planning a holiday, he said two things: “Somewhere warm, with a pool”. He then got much more specific with his wants, but to start with this was all he felt he needed to have a good holiday! After months of a cold long New York Winter, we were […]
We are back! As with every holiday, it comes around slowly and goes by quickly! Once again home in Brooklyn, and able to now reflect on the amazing time we had. I am looking forward to sharing the adventure with you, but it might take me a week to edit and post a selection of […]
I am biding you farewell for 10 days or so as we are off to Key West, Florida on Sunday. This will be my last blog post for a while as I intend to have a vacation – in many ways – no cooking, cleaning or blogging, just FUN in the SUN! I can not […]